Texas Freedom Network Education Fund
ActivePublic CharityCivil Rights & Advocacy
About Texas Freedom Network Education Fund
TFNEF educates, organizes, and builds civic leadership across Texas to fight for democracy, reclaim public education and religious freedom, and harness community power.
Focus Areas
public educationreligious freedomcivic educationresearchLGBTQIA+ equalityabortion and reproductive rightsvoting rightsseparation of church and state
Who They Fund
local or grassroots organizations (via regrants)previous grantees of a prior fiscal agentpartner initiatives (e.g., TX4ALL, DFGU) via intermediary funding
Funding Style
About Texas Freedom Network Education Fund
Texas Freedom Network Education Fund’s recent grantmaking is built around regranting and fiscal-agent support for Texas-based civic and education work. The largest listed awards go to Jolt Initiative and Move Texas Civic Engagement Fund, each receiving multiple grants under terms of a TYPA MOU, showing a pattern of intermediary funding rather than direct project-only awards. The foundation also moved funds through partner structures tied to Hive Fund, TX4ALL, and prior fiscal-agent arrangements, including a remaining-balance turnover to Center for Public Policy Priority dba Every Texan. Across the recent grants list, the foundation supports organizations working in public education, voting rights, religious freedom, LGBTQIA+ equality, and abortion and reproductive rights, consistent with its broader mission to educate, organize, and build civic leadership across Texas. Grants also reached groups in San Antonio, Houston, Sacramento, and Washington, DC, but the bulk of activity sits in Texas. The pattern suggests a funder that uses restricted, partner-governed disbursements to move resources to local and grassroots organizations and initiative partners.
What Texas Freedom Network Education Fund Funds
In civic engagement and voter work, Texas Freedom Network Education Fund supported Texas Civil Rights Project with $75,000 for a Hive Fund regrant tied to DFGU, and Radical Registrars with $35,000 for the same Hive Fund purpose. Those awards point to funding that flows through named intermediary structures rather than open-ended general support. For education and youth organizing, they gave $478,625 to Jolt Initiative, $303,625 to Youth Rise Texas, and $403,625 to Move Texas Civic Engagement Fund, all under terms of a TYPA MOU. The foundation also used the same structure for additional awards to Jolt, Move Texas, and Youth Rise Texas in 2024 and 2025. The grants list also includes Texas-focused justice work: Centro Por La Justicia received $45,000 for TX4ALL regrant support, and Pure Justice received $25,000 through Hive Fund regranting for DFGU.
How Texas Freedom Network Education Fund Gives
Typical grant size sits at $42,500 at the 25th percentile, $135,000 at the median, and $295,414 at the 75th percentile, with annual grants totaling $2,649,720. The pattern is weighted toward restricted intermediary funding: several awards are labeled regrants under TYPA MOU terms, while others are tied to Hive Fund, TX4ALL, or a remaining-balance turnover from a prior fiscal-agent role. Recipients recur across years, including Jolt Initiative, Move Texas Civic Engagement Fund, Youth Rise Texas, and Radical Registrars, which suggests ongoing partner relationships rather than one-off gifts. The foundation is a public charity and does not fund individuals or make program-related investments.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$536K
Total Assets
$2.9M
Total Revenue
$4.8M
Total Expenses
$5.6M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $43K and $295K, with a median of $135K.
25th Percentile
$43K
Median
$135K
75th Percentile
$295K
Geographic Reach
Regional3 states funded
About 75% of grants go to recipients in DC.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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